Tuesday, February 16, 2016

UK: Prominent Jewish PR director falsely accused of being an Israeli footballer as part of an apparent slur

A prominent Jewish public relations director has been falsely accused
of being an Israeli footballer as part of an apparent slur.

Bahrain football media officer Mohammed Al Mudaweb posted a series of
tweets claiming PR Office founder Shimon Cohen - who is from Wales -
was born in Tel Aviv and played football for Israel in the 1960s.

Mr Al Mudaweb appeared to have confused the Welsh spin guru with
another Shimon Cohen, who was born in Tel Aviv and played nine times for
Israel from 1962 to 1966, scoring one goal.

Mr Cohen’s PR Office is representing Jordan’s Prince Ali during his
candidacy in the upcoming Fifa presidential election, for which former
Bahrain Football Association president Sheikh Salman is the current
frontrunner.